Evangeline by D W Buffa

Evangeline, the finest ship of her kind, built to sail anywhere in the world, sinks in a ferocious storm off the coast of Africa. A single lifeboat with fourteen people crowded into it gets away. Forty days later, a thousand miles from South America, six survivors are rescued from the sea. One of them, the captain Vincent Marlowe, is charged with murder. His only defense is that it was necessary to kill some to save the others.

Using his intricate legal experience, D.W. Buffa explores whether there are some ethical questions that cannot be decided with man-made laws. The Evangeline is a gripping courtroom thriller that destroys our trusted notions of good and evil.

From the author of the acclaimed Joseph Antonelli novels, TheEvangeline is D.W. Buffa’s eighth book. Buffa served as a defenceattorney for ten years. This book was originally released in Australia.

Accolades:"Buffa, himself a lawyer, creates a suspense in the courtroom that isremarkable. Through the individual accounts of the witnesses, a pictureof the drama at high sea is vividly described." —German Press Agency

"Ever since Moby Dick we fear that the ocean treats human beings byits own rules. Marlowe, a worthy successor of Captain Ahab, was theonly one who knew these rules." —Lufthansa Exclusive magazine

D. W. Buffa served as a defense attorney for 10 years. He has a doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago & currently lives in Napa, California, where he is at work on his next book.